Perhaps moreso than any other composer Mahler exemplifies the ideal that there is no "typical" symphony. (Mendelssohn and Beethoven also come to mind in this regard.) Even if one includes "Das Lied" as a symphony, only five of them include voices, and the "Wunderhorn" symphonies only do so in one or two movements. Every one different, every one great (although I have have liked #7). Aaron J. Rabushka [log in to unmask] http://www.cowtown.net/users/arabushk